Off the Ball

**tetsujin1979** · 07/03/2013, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by gormacha

I can't for the life of me understand why radio stations think the listenership is so averse to concentrating that they feel they have to fill EVERY SECOND of airtime with banal talk or redundant muzak.

They have to, it's to avoid dead air - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_air

**Junior** · 07/05/2013, 11:56 AM

THE ‘OFF THE BALL 5′ are back.
Eoin McDevitt, Ken Early, Ciaran Murphy, Simon Hick and Mark Horgan — the team formerly behind Newstalk’s award-winning sports show — have confirmed their return to broadcasting in a new partnership with the Irish Times.
Their new show, “Second Captains @ The Irish Times”, will be a weekly podcast free to stream and podcast worldwide every Tuesday.
This morning’s announcement brings an end to more than two months of speculation following the team’s high-profile departure from Newstalk.

http://thescore.thejournal.ie/off-th...98719-May2013/

**Real ale Madrid** · 08/05/2013, 1:49 PM

They have hit the bigtime now!

**KK77** · 08/05/2013, 1:59 PM

Haven't missed them to be honest. The show has gone on fine without them. Must have had high opinions of themselves!

**BonnieShels** · 08/05/2013, 2:30 PM

Originally Posted by KK77

Haven't missed them to be honest. The show has gone on fine without them. Must have had high opinions of themselves!

I miss them less than I thought. But I do miss some of the mental ramblings and memes. Frank Sadlier for one.

**Spudulika** · 09/05/2013, 9:56 PM

I've tuned in more often now to the show (I used to only tune in for John Giles and maybe if there was something very interesting on) as there isn't the same level of false sportiness there. I've stopped reading the Indo since last year and now the IT seems determined to load up with more crud. God help me I'll be reading the Examiner from now on!